recycled material

Germany-based Herbold Meckesheim has supplied and commissioned a plastic film recycling system in Germiston South, near Johannesburg, in South Africa.
The first large-scale plant for the recycling of heavily contaminated PE film waste ...

Plastics Recyclers Europe has introduced an updated version of Design for Recycling Guidelines.
The amended guidelines differentiate between the coloured and non-coloured polyolefin packaging. In addition, the guidelines will soon be ...

European Plastics Converters (EuPC), a European trade association, has surveyed plastics converters across Europe to look at the current and future use of recycled content as well as incentives and barriers to its use.
With high ...

Plastico has partnered with Closed Loop Environmental Solutions to introduce the first Closed Loop compliant plastic cup in the UK.
Slated to be launched in January 2018, each purchase of the cup will comprise of a contribution from ...

UK-based Environmental Services Association (ESA) has recommended the HM Treasury to work with Defra to increase recycling in the country.
ESA is a trade association that represents the resource and waste management industry in the UK. ...

The South Korea Plastic Production and Recycling Federation recently met with the British Plastic Federation (BPF), RECOUP and VEKA Recycling at VEKA&rsquo;s site in Kent.
The group &amp;mdash; which included representatives from the Korea Vinyl ...

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has marked five years since investing in a pioneering initiative to transform plastics recycling in Great Britain.
The anniversary comes as CCEP passed the milestone of sourcing 50,000 tonnes of ...

Brazilian retail chain GPA Group and thermoplastic resins producer Braskem have partnered to manufacture recycled plastic packaging from materials collected in supermarkets.
Under the partnership, the two companies are set to produce ...

Cascades, a leader in the recycling and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, has announced the arrival of Cascades EVOK on the American market.
These are the first polystyrene foam trays which contains a minimum ...

UK&rsquo;s glass packaging manufacturer Beatson Clark has designed a new lighter glass bottle for South Yorkshire-based condiment brand Henderson&rsquo;s Relish.
Designed to update the Henderson&rsquo;s Relish&rsquo;s products&rsquo; packaging, the new ...

Amerplast has launched new AmerGreen brand, as part of its effort to provide better services for the flexible packaging industry.
AmerGreen features three components, including an advanced flexible packaging system that expands the ...

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is set to launch a Common Footprint Quality (CFQ) standard for the UK&rsquo;s fresh produce industry that will ensure safe and high performance corrugated packaging for fruit and vegetables.
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General Motors is turning its employees&rsquo; recycled water bottles into a new life: noise-reducing fabric insulation that covers the Chevrolet Equinox engine.
The bottles - collected from five of its Michigan facilities - are also being ...

Injection moulded packaging specialist RPC Superfos has developed a new injection moulded polypropylene pot for Orkla Foods Norway&rsquo;s chocolate spread Nugatti.
Available in new 350g pack along with the earlier version of 500g, the ...